Tumbler rinser



July 259, 1941. w, L u 2,251,059

TUMBLER RINSER Filed Oct. '7 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In ventor mm 4 4M By M ,2 A itoxney Patented July 29, 1941 SATES if i 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in tumbler rinsers of the type which are connected to a source of water under pressure and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character which is adapted to inject a stream of water under pressure into the tumbler.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a tumbler rinser of the aforementioned character embodying novel means for regulating and controlling the discharge of the water.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a tumbler rinser of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein- Figure 1 is a view in vertical section through a tumbler rinser constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail view in vertical section through the vertically movable valve and stem.

Figure 5 is a detail view in side elevation of the disk with which the tumbler is engaged.

Figure 6 is a detail view in bottom plan of the nipple.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a hose l which is to be connected at one end in any suitable manner to a faucet or other source of water under pressure. Connected to the other end of the hose l is a T-fitting 2.

The reference numeral 3 designates a substantially cylindrical receptacle of suitable material which is open at its top. The bottom 4 of the receptacle 3 has formed therein a plurality of drain holes 5. The receptacle 3 is adapted to accommodate an inverted tumbler to be rinsed, as at 6.

Fixed to the receptacle bottom 4 and depending therefrom is a nipple I. The lower end portion of the bore 8 f the nipple T is formed to provide a valve seat 9. The opposite end of the T 2 is closed by a removable plug Ill.

Slidable through the nipple l is a threaded stem ll having its end portions extending into the receptacle 3 and the T 2. On the lower end of the stem is a valve [2 which is engageable with the seat 9. The stem II is provided with a water passage or duct l3. Water inlet openings I4 communicate with the water passage I3 adjacent the valve l2 in the stem I I. It will be observed that the stem H is loosely mounted in the nipple 1.

Threadedly mounted for adjustment on the stem H and operable in the receptacle 3 is a disk l5 of suitable material. The disk [5 is engageable on the bottom 4 of the receptacle 3 for closing the drain openings 5 and in a manner to support the valve I 2 at an intermediate point in the T 2. The disk 15 has formed thereon in-- tegral radial ribs IS on which the tumbler 6 is engaged.

The valve I2 is normally held in closed position on the seat 9 by the pressure of the water in the T 2. Thus, the disk I5 is supported in raised position in the receptacle 3. The tumbler 6 to be rinsed is inverted and inserted in the receptacle 3 and engaged on the ribs [6 of the disk l5. The tumbler is then forced downwardly in a manner to lower or depress the disk I5 thereby opening the valve I2 against the pressure of the water. When the disk l5 engages the bottom 4 of the receptacle 3 the drain holes 5 are closed by said disk. Water now enters the passage l3 through the inlets i l from the T 2 and is discharged under pressure into the inverted tumbler. This water is prevented from escaping from the receptacle 3 while the drain holes 5 are closed by the disk l5. Downward pressure is now removed from the inverted tumbler 6. When this is done the water under pressure from the hose 2 moves the valve I 2 toward closed position on the seat 9 in the T 2, a portion of this water also passing upwardly through the comparatively large bore 8 of the nipple 1 around the stem I l and contacting the lower face of the disk l5 thus assisting in starting the valve toward closed position. or course, when the valve l2 moves upwardly toward closed position the stem H is raised thereby elevating the disk [5. Thus, the drain holes 5 are opened.

When the inlet ports l4 enter the nipple and V the valve l2 engages the seat 9 the flow of Water is shut off. The water that has been discharged into the receptacle 3 drains therefrom through the holes 5. The ribs 16 facilitate drainage of all of the water from the inverted tumbler 6. It will thus be seen that a construction and arrangement has been provided whereby a predetermined quantity of water will be discharged into the tumbler and said water then auto matically shut ofi. The quantity of water that will be discharged is governed by the distance the valve l2 must travel from fully opened position, as seen in Figure lot the drawings, to closed position on the seat 9. By adjusting the disk l5 in either direction on the threaded stem II the distance traveled by the valve 12 between open and closed positions may be regulated as desired. Thus, the quantity of water discharged into the inverted tumbler may be conveniently regulated.

It is believed that the many advantages of a tumbler rinser constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A tumbler rinser comprising a receptacle for the reception of an inverted tumbler, said receptacle including a bottom having drain holes therein, a nipple depending from the bottom of the receptacle, said nipple including a seat in its lower end portion, a fitting connected to the nipple, means for connecting said fitting to a source of water, a stem operable in the nipple and extending into the receptacle and the fitting, said stem having a passage therein for conducting water from the fitting into the receptacle, a valve on the stem engageable with the seat for shutting off the flow of water, and an adjustable disk threadedly mounted on the stem and operable in the receptacle, said disk being engageable by the tumbler for downward actuation thereby for opening the valve, said disk further being engageable with the bottom of the receptacle for closing the drain holes when the valve is in open position, said stem fitting loosely in said nipple for the passage of water therebetween for impinging the lower face of the disk.

WILLIAM A, LAU. 

